At least two former presidents will attend John Lewis' funeral as he is mourned, revered and celebrated at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Rep. John Lewis, 80, an associate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil-rights movement and congressman from Atlanta, died Friday of cancer.C.T. Vivian, civil rights leader who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95King was “the person who, more than any other, continued to influence my life, who made me who I was,” Lewis wrote in his 1998 autobiography, “Walking With the Wind.
By the summer of 1963, Lewis was addressing thousands of people during the March on Washington, speaking shortly before King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. He spoke then about Black people beaten by police and jailed — themes that resonate vividly in today’s times. “My friends, let us not forget that we are involved in a serious social revolution,” Lewis told the huge crowd on the Washington Mall.
“To those who have said, ‘Be patient and wait,’ we have long said that we cannot be patient,” he added. “We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now! We are tired. We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jail over and over again.”Get all the day's most vital news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning.
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